Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-07-07
FORTUNE FINDERS.
h Luck Of Some Now Orleans Men In
the Jun Drawing Of The Louis
q n State Lottery.

Tho Luck Of Some Now Orleans Men In
the JUNE Drawing Of The Louis g
/, lana State Lottery.
About noon on Wednesday three men
stepped into the private office of The
Louisiana State Lottery Company, and
their smiling faces betrayed their. errand
They were John w. Tenny, an Engineer,
and Charles Dennis and John Moran.
Waterman. all three OF present in Gov.
eminent employ, the latter on board the
United States Government boat General
Newton, and Tenny is engineer of the
Ruby, the boats now lying near the Elk.
position grounds, preparing for n trip to
the Atchafalaya.
Dennis had q twentieth of the ticket
which won the $500, 900 prize, rolled up
carelessly between his fingers. He
Strengthened 1t out on the table. and said |:
There 1t Is boys; we've got It"
"You see." said Dennis, "this Is a
combine We each buy q ticket every
month, form a pool, and divide the
profits. We have been buying tickets
for several years. and at last we struck
It,"
ut was his ticket that did the bust.
ness," Tenny. Moran and / bought
ours, but Dennis did not have a chance
to go down town. He finally asked a.
friend Of his to bring him up a dollar
ticket. Dennis got his dollar ticket and
put 1t In the pool. thought no more Of
It until the morning after the drawing.
had the blues. but when l saw the PIC.
~dyune-you can guess the rest. There
on top Of the column were the figures
8 2 LAO, and opposite them the $500, 900
prize. That Is our number and 80 Den.
mis-, Moran and l told the boss that we
had important business down town, and
here We are"
What are you going 10 do with the
money! asked the reporter.
"This Is in confidence. We intend to
deplete III finances considerably by hay.
ing n good time. and after that We may
60 back to work just the same as ever.
In fact, we may not quit work at ALL"
just then a check for the money they
had won was brought to them, and the
trio departed rejoicing. Dennis is from
county Glare, Ireland, 8S years of age,
has been In America since childhood,
and In New Orleans for five years. One
Of the first habits he acquired was to buy
a lottery ticket monthly, and now he Is
glad he did It. Moran Is an Orlean bred
and born. Tenny Is from North Caro-.
lima, and says II Is the first time he has
had his name In the papers. All three
are unmarried, and jolly good fellows.
The little office had not been long va.
Gated when In came another caller. 1t
was letter carrier p. j. Mooney without
his uniform. Mooney had found his
luck at last and he found II with q dollar
ticket in'the June drawing Of The Louis.
lana State Lottery company. He Is q
native Of New Orleans. ~ years Of age,
Is married, and lives with his family at
420 Ursullnes street. In 1884 Postmaster
Merchant appointed him to carry mail
and he was retained under the Demo.
cratic administration.
Mooney did not believe much In lot.
terry. He bought one ticket for a dollar
and won nothing. This confirmed his
belief or rather lack of It, A few days
before the June drawing he determined
10 try again; among the five tickets he
bought was n bearing the magic fig-
ures. d ,749, They were magic TO bin
Tor they opened the gates Of fortune in q
day and made him comparatively a rich
man. Mooney bought his tickets two
days before the drawing, and when he
saw the Picayuns on Wednesday morning
his joy q we'll be imagined--No. 90, 740
had won the $500, 900 prize.
Mnnpav oauu ha MILL l...o.t II. --
and carry his mall bag with q lighter
heart.
There were no other capital psizr
holders. who called that day, the othel
fractions being held In distant parts .oI
the country, but the reception Of smaller
holders continued until the doors wcr,
closed tickets were presented and cashed
and the June drawing had been o luck,
one for many. No matter In what moof
the callers came, they all departed
smiling, -NsU Orleans lLa.) Pieayuns
| June 18th, 1887.
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